DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

20 Christmas Facts According to rumor, “Silent Night” was originally written in 1816 for the guitar because the local church’s piano was broken. The National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was started in 1923 by President Calvin Coolidge. In 1963, the National Christmas Tree was not lit until Dec 22 in honor of a 30-day mourning period for President Kennedy. Santa Claus wasn’t portrayed as human-sized until Coca-Cola did in 1931. Before that, he had been shown as an elf. How did Christmas get abbreviated to Xmas? The first letter of Christ in Greek is chi, which is portrayed as an “X.” Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and California are the top Christmas tree producing states. The Christmas tree industry employs more than 100,000 people each year in the U.S. The temperature in the North Pole almost never rises above freezing. The first company to make Christmas tree lights was Edison General Electric Co. SantaCon is an event where large numbers o

   One of my favorite  holiday traditions  as a child was setting up the Christmas tree with my family. We had a fake one that we reused every year, along with an assortment of  ornaments.  Every year I'd anticipate the beginning of December because it meant the tree would come out of storage, and we'd proceed to adorn it with the usual trimmings.     There's something absolutely magical about  tastefully decorated  Christmas trees, isn't there? The lights, the tinsel, the ornaments — the entire package can add warmth and comfort to a room in an instant.    Recycled for Christmas For book lovers everywhere! Objects of My Affection 99 Bottles of Christmas... All I want for Christmas is a bicycle... or two. Taters and Tots for Christmas Ginseng Roots for all! (This one takes me back to my days in South Korea.)

This diy comes from www.allisonwaken.squarspace.com . Cute and clever. Enjoy! Super easy Christmas or Holiday craft | DIY modern holiday decorations   We’re working on lots of fun stuff, but I made this up this evening and thought I’d share. I wanted some fun framed holiday decorations, and something that was a little more modern. First, I had this 12x12 shadow box frame I had picked up on sale at Hobby Lobby. Then I found a piece of scrapbook paper, you could use patterned but I found this shimmery silverish color I found these little tubes of cute little bows for $1 and figured I could do something fun with them, so I figured, why not frame them?   I wanted them in a square, but you could do any shape. A circle or triangle like a tree would be fun. I measured, and penciled in a square, I ended up going with a 2 1/2” border.   Then just lay out all of the little bows into the shape. 25 little bows fit nicely into my

   This recipe was found at www.bbcgoodfood.com .   A really nice and decadant looking cake that the looks alone could get your mouth watering. Indulge yourself with Angela Nilsen's heavenly moist and fudgy chocolate cake - perfect for celebrations - birthdays, weddings, christenings - any excuse!                 Ingredients   200g good quality dark chocolate , about 60% cocoa solids